Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 6

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

द्युमत्सेनसुतं वीर सत्यवन्तमनुव्रताम्।सावित्रीमिव मां विद्धि त्वमात्मवशवर्तिनीम्।।2.30.6।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.30.6

Transliteration

dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantam anuvratām |

sāvitrīm iva māṃ viddhi tvam ātmavaśavartinīm ||2.30.6||

Translation

Hỡi bậc anh hùng, xin hãy biết thiếp như nàng Sāvitrī, một lòng theo Satyavān—con của Dyumatsena; thiếp luôn thuận theo ý nguyện của chàng, tự giữ mình trong sự quy phục ấy.

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Word by Word

• dyumatsenasutam: son of Dyumatsena
• dyumatsenasutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyumatsena + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dyumatsenasya sutaḥ)

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• satyavantam: Satyavān
• satyavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• anuvratām: faithfully devoted (as a wife)
• anuvratām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuvratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (mām)

• sāvitrīm: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrīm: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• viddhi: know / understand
• viddhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्, धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ātmavaśavartinīm: one who remains under (your) control
• ātmavaśavartinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman + vaśa + vartinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-भावः (ātmano vaśe vartinī = under one’s control); विशेषणम् (mām)

Context

Give away your jewels to brahmins who need them and food to religious mendicants. Hurry up! Do not delay.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Sāvitrī
• Satyavān

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is presented as fidelity and constancy in marriage: Sītā frames her commitment through the exemplar of Sāvitrī, associating righteousness with unwavering loyalty and truthfulness.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā argues for her inseparability from Rāma by invoking a well-known dharmic model (Sāvitrī), reinforcing that she will follow him even into hardship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s anuvrata nature—faithful adherence to her spouse and vows—anchored in cultural memory of exemplary virtue.